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Coast Guard Band to Perform at Festival; Will Do Side-by-Side Performance with GHS Wind Ensemble

by gpafest2019 | Aug 30, 2019

Sold Out The United States Coast Guard Band, one of America’s premier military concert bands, will perform on Sunday, September 29, as part of the Guilford Performing Arts Festival. The free show, to be held at the Guilford High School (GHS) Performing Arts Center,...

Pilobolus to Perform and Teach at Festival

by gpafest2019 | Aug 13, 2019

Sold Out The internationally acclaimed dance company Pilobolus will perform, teach in the public schools, and hold dance and movement classes for the public as part of the 2019 Guilford Performing Arts Festival. Pilobolus will present a full-company performance of...

Guilford Receives $5,000 Humanities Grant for Performing Arts Festival

by gpafest2019 | Aug 13, 2019

The Connecticut Humanities Council, a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities, has awarded the Town of Guilford and the Guilford Performing Arts Festival a $5,000 grant. The money is being used to help bolster humanities programming within the...

Shoreline Ballet Sponsors Festival, Curates Dance Program

by gpafest2019 | Jul 30, 2019

So many thanks to Shoreline Ballet and its director, Katie Contessa, for sponsoring the 2019 festival at the Major level! This outstanding dance studio in Guilford is helping support the cost of an innovative dance performance, teaching and public-service program,...

Afro Bop Alliance to Perform for Festival Benefit on Guilford Green

by gpafest2019 | Jul 29, 2019

The Latin Grammy award-winning Afro Bop Alliance Latin jazz sextet will be the featured entertainment as the 2019 Guilford Performing Arts Festival kicks off on Thursday, September 26, with a benefit dinner under a tent on the historic Guilford Green. The...

Benefit Dinner on the Green to Kick off Festival

by gpafest2019 | Jul 23, 2019

The 2019 Guilford Performing Arts Festival will kick off on Thursday, September 26, with an exclusive Dinner on the Green for patrons and guests, held under a tent on the historic Guilford town green.The elegant evening will feature a farm-to-table-style dinner with...